Gerontological Nursing 9th Edition Eliopoulos Test Bank – Complete Chapter Questions & Answers

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MULTIPLEgCHOICE
1. Thegnursegexplainsgthatgingtheglateg1960s,ghealthgcaregfocusgwasgaimedgatgthegoldergadultgb
ecause:

a. disabilitygwasgviewedgasgunavoidable.
b. complicationsgfromgdiseasegincreasedgmortality.
c. oldergadultsgneedsgaregsimilargtogthosegofgallgadults.
d. preventiveghealthgcaregpracticesgincreasedglongevity.

ANS:gD

Increasedgpreventiveghealthgcaregpractices,gdiseasegcontrol,gandgfocusgongwellnessghelpedgpeoplegli
veglonger.

DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gComprehensiongREF:g2gOBJ:g2

TOP:gAginggTrendsgKEY:gNursinggProcessgStep:gImplementation

MSC:gNCLEX:gHealthgPromotiongandgMaintenance:gGrowthgandgDevelopment

2. Thegnursegclarifiesgthatgingthegterminologygdefininggspecificgageggroups,gthegtermgagedgrefersgtogp
ersonsgwhogare:

a. 55gtog64gyearsgofgage.
b. 65gtog74gyearsgofgage.
c. 75gtog84gyearsgofgage.
d. 85gandgolder.

ANS:gC




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,Thegtermgagedgrefersgtogpersonsgwhogareg75gtog84gyearsgofgage.gDIF:g

CognitivegLevel:gComprehensiongREF:g2,gTableg1-

1gOBJ:g1gTOP:gAgegCategoriesgKEY:gNursinggProcessgStep:gImplem

entation

MSC:gNCLEX:gHealthgPromotiongandgMaintenance:gGrowthgandgDevelopment

3. Thegnursegcautionsgthatgageismgisgagmindsetgthatginfluencesgpersonsgto:

a. discriminategagainstgpersonsgsolelygongthegbasisgofgage.
b. feargaging.
c. begculturallygsensitivegtogconcernsgofgaging.
d. focusgongresourcesgforgthegoldergadult.

ANS:gA

Ageismgisgagnegativegbeliefgpatterngthatginfluencesgpersonsgtogdiscriminategagainstgpersonsgsolelygo
ngthegbasisgofgagegandgcangleadgtogdestructivegbehaviorsgtowardgthegoldergadult.

DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gComprehensiongREF:g5gOBJ:g3gTOP

:gAgeismgKEY:gNursinggProcessgStep:gImplementation

MSC:gNCLEX:gPsychosocialgIntegrity:gPsychosocialgAdaptation

4. Thegnursegpointsgoutgthatgthegmostgbeneficialglegislationgthatghasginfluencedghealthgcaregforgthego
ldergadultgis:

a. MedicaregandgMedicaid.
b. eliminationgofgthegmandatorygretirementgage.
c. thegAmericansgwithgDisabilitiesgAct.
d. thegDruggBenefitgProgram.

ANS:gA

ThegbroadestgsweepingglegislationgbeneficialgtogthegoldergadultgisgMedicaregandgMedicaid.

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, DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gApplicationgREF:g16gOBJ:g6

TOP:gLegislationgKEY:gNursinggProcessgStep:gImplementationgMS

C:gNCLEX:gN/A

5. Thegnursegclarifiesgthatgaghousinggoptiongforgthegoldergadultgthatgoffersgthegprivacygofganga
partmentgwithgrestaurant-stylegmealsgandgsomegmedicalgandgpersonalgcaregservicesgisgthe:

a. government-subsidizedghousing.
b. long-termgcaregfacility.
c. assisted-livinggcenter.
d. groupghousinggplan.

ANS:gC

Assisted-
livinggarrangementsgoffergthegprivacygofgangapartmentgorgcondominiumgwithgmealsgpreparedgandgs
erved,glimitedgmedicalgcare,gandgagvarietygofgpersonalgservices.

DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gApplicationgREF:g14gOBJ:g9

TOP:gHousinggOptionsgKEY:gNursinggProcessgStep:gImplementationgMSC

:gNCLEX:gPhysiologicalgIntegrity:gPhysiologicalgAdaptation

6. Theg75-year-
oldgmangwhoghasgbeenghospitalizedgfollowinggagseveregcasegofgpneumoniagisgconcernedgaboutg
hisgmountingghospitalgbillgandgasksgifghisgMedicaregcoveragegwillgpaygforghisgcare.gThegnursesg
mostghelpfulgresponsegisgYes.gMedicare:

a. paysg100%gofgallgmedicalgcostsgforgpersonsgoldergthang65.
b. PartgBgpaysghospitalgcostsgandgphysiciangfees.
c. PartgAgpaysgforginpatientghospitalgcosts.
d. PartgDgpaysg80%gofgthegchargesgmadegbygphysicians.

ANS:gC

MedicaregPartgAgpaysginpatientghospitalgcosts,gPartgBgpaysg80%gofgphysiciansgcharges,gandgPartgDghelpsg
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